Global Media Firms
Global media outlet NPR plans to lay off 100 employees as revenue declines
Global media outlet NPR plans to lay off about 10 per cent of its current workforce, about 100 employees, as its financial outlook has "darkened considerably over recent weeks."
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GroupM Media's CEO Prashanth Kumar elected president of AAAI
Prasanth Kumar, the chief executive officer (CEO) for South Asia of GroupM Media has worked at Pepsi, The Hindu, and The Media Edge & McCann Erickson in a career spanning more than 25 years
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Cricket rights: Indian broadcasters concerned about ICC's auction process
This comes as the governing body of world cricket is auctioning Indian media rights separately from global media rights as India is the largest market for cricket
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Minnow on world stage, but Indian media business is growing big: Report
US, China remain biggest pie-holders globally, says PwC report
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Facebook wraps up deals with Aussie media firms, drops TV broadcaster SBS
The U.S. social media giant has inked deals with a range of Australian big media companies including News Corp (NWSA.O) to the Australian Broadcasting Corp
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Google slams Australian antitrust law, says it will hit individual creators
Google's YouTube video service allows individuals and companies to create channels featuring advertisements that create revenue for both them and YouTube
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Can big media make it online?
Disney, Fox, Turner - almost everyone is launching their own streaming service. What does this mean for Netflix, Hulu or Amazon and for consumers?
